A cold front moved through Maine on the afternoon of April 27th.  Low pressure developed on the front along the coast of Maine late in the day and produced copious amounts of rainfall across the area into the morning of the 28th. Rainfall amounts of over 4 inches were common in Waldo and Knox Counties. Cushing received 7.85 inches, West Rockport received 6.63 inches, Camden received 5.28 inches, and Sedgewick received 4.13 inches.  This event and the rainfall event of the 24th and 25th caused many rivers and streams to rise over their banks flooding and washing out roads.  Many roads were closed which caused a major disruption to travel.The Presumpscot River at Westbrook rose above the flood stage at 8:30 pm on the 27th due to releases of water from a previous event and remained above flood stage until 1:00 am on the 30th, reaching a crest of 21.20 feet at 12:30 pm on the 28th.The Kennebec River at Skowhegan rose above the flood flow of 35,000 cfs at 3:30 am on the 25th due to the rainfall event of April 24th and 25th and remained above flood stage until 5:30 pm on the  29th.  It reached a crest of 68,200 at 12:00 am on the 29th.  The Kennebec River at North Sidney rose above the flood stage of 17 feet at 9:00 am on the 28th and remained above flood stage until 10:30 am on the 30th, reaching a crest of 21.79 feet at 3:30 am on the 29th.  The Kennebec River at Augusta rose above the flood stage of 13 feet at 5:00 am on the 28th and remained above flood stage until 3:15 pm on the 30th, cresting at 18.50 feet at 7:15 am on the 29th.The Androscoggin River at Auburn was above the flood stage of 13 feet from 11:00 pm on the 28th to 10:30 pm on the 29th and reached a crest of 13.86 feet at 10:00 am on the 29th.

Flood in COASTAL YORK, MAINE
From 28-APR-05 19:00:00 to 30-APR-05 19:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 196.5K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Flood in KNOX, MAINE
From 28-APR-05 22:00:00 to 30-APR-05 01:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 105K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Flood in NORTHERN FRANKLIN, MAINE
From 28-APR-05 19:00:00 to 30-APR-05 19:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 100K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Flood in SOUTHERN FRANKLIN, MAINE
From 28-APR-05 19:00:00 to 30-APR-05 19:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 100K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Flood in LINCOLN, MAINE
From 28-APR-05 22:00:00 to 30-APR-05 01:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 100K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Flood in INTERIOR WALDO, MAINE
From 28-APR-05 22:00:00 to 30-APR-05 01:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 140K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Flood in NORTHERN OXFORD, MAINE
From 28-APR-05 19:00:00 to 30-APR-05 19:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 400K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Flood in KENNEBEC, MAINE
From 28-APR-05 01:00:00 to 29-APR-05 07:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 800K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Flood in ANDROSCOGGIN, MAINE
From 28-APR-05 19:00:00 to 30-APR-05 19:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 600K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Flood in CENTRAL SOMERSET, MAINE
From 28-APR-05 01:00:00 to 29-APR-05 07:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 145K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Flood in INTERIOR CUMBERLAND, MAINE
From 28-APR-05 19:00:00 to 30-APR-05 19:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 300K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Flood in INTERIOR YORK, MAINE
From 28-APR-05 19:00:00 to 30-APR-05 19:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 196.5K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Flood in COASTAL WALDO, MAINE
From 28-APR-05 22:00:00 to 30-APR-05 01:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 140K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Flood in SAGADAHOC, MAINE
From 28-APR-05 22:00:00 to 30-APR-05 01:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 39K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Flood in SOUTHERN SOMERSET, MAINE
From 28-APR-05 01:00:00 to 29-APR-05 07:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Flood in COASTAL CUMBERLAND, MAINE
From 28-APR-05 19:00:00 to 30-APR-05 19:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 300K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Flood in SOUTHERN OXFORD, MAINE
From 28-APR-05 19:00:00 to 30-APR-05 19:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 400K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.